Materials: LACK side table, vintage suitcase, plywood, drill, screws, red paint, Sharpie
Description: My NYC apartment desperately lacked storage space, so I set out to make a fun side table that would double as board game storage.
I created a dummy table that would fit under the vintage flea market suitcase, screwing the legs from the LACK side table into a thick piece of plywood that I had painted to match. I then attached the table to the bottom of the suitcase with strong screws and bolts, and voila!
Using a Sharpie,I drew a dandelion onto the leftover LACK table top and hung it as wall art.
~ Caroline Clark, United States
Like v much :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! 2 great ideas actually..
ReplyDeletei have soooo many suitcases. I love this!
ReplyDeleteWow, great ideas!
ReplyDeleteLove this!!
ReplyDeleteI like both of these, very creative and the red is a cool bonus.
ReplyDeleteWas looking for something creative to do this weekend. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, everybody! You can see another one I made at http://www.organized-simplicity.com/before-after-nyc.htm under "Creative storage and display solutions"
ReplyDeleteSo awesome! Love both!
ReplyDeleteWow! You drew that dandelion? It's amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea! Hope you don't mind, I linked over to you from my blog and featured this post!
ReplyDeleteI want to get hacking too!
great idea - beautiful outcome!
ReplyDeletedid you have to buy a certain paint for it to adhere to the suitcase and lack?
That's a great way to create storage space.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, Anna!
ReplyDeleteAlso: The LACK table was miraculously the same color as the suitcase, so I didn't have to paint it. On the blue one, I took the suitcase with me to a hardware store and matched the color to a paint for the legs.
love the dandelion! what kind of paint/prep did you do for it? would love to paint a simple design on 3 lack tabletops to use as a headboard. thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe dandelion was just done freehand with a Sharpie; no paint or prep.
Deletefantastic!
ReplyDeleteDo you have the pictures from the blue one?
ReplyDeleteIf you go to http://www.organized-simplicity.com/services/home-organizing/ and scroll down to where it says Storage Solutions, you'll see it!
DeleteWow! I wish I was this creative!
ReplyDeleteWHat kind of paint did you use? Thanks! Looks great!
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